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VA: House passes bill permitting prayers in schools

By ADF Alliance Alert

Gazette-Virginian: HJ 593 would add the following to the Virginia Constitution:

?Amends current free exercise of religion provisions of the Virginia Constitution to permit prayer and the recognition of religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including public schools in order to secure further the people?s right to acknowledge God. The amendment also prohibits (i) the composing of school prayers by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, and (ii) requiring persons to join in prayer or other religious activity. The current free exercise of religion provisions of the Virginia Constitution mirror those in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and provide for the free exercise of religion and prohibit compelling persons to participate in religious activity.?

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).